While I’m not technically beholden to any kind of posting schedule, I couldn’t let June go by the boards without some kind of comment here. My second month on the workforce sidelines hasn’t been bereft of activity by any means, but at times it’s been hard to distinguish between days of the week. The job hunting and site redesign have been as constant as the hum of the compressor in my refrigerator. But while progress is being made on both fronts, it’s the slow and maddeningly steady kind.
Meanwhile, our hero has:
- Helped install a rooftop TV antenna (without breaking my neck).
- Seen a parade chocked full of Mermaids and muscle cars (in a lovely rain sauce).
- Favored friends and strangers alike with my presence at bar-b-q or two.
- Finally stepped foot on the High Line…and it was good.
- Repeatedly learned that web developers are more in-demand than web designers, and that recruiters can’t tell the two apart. Seriously: READ the resume and not just the damn Dice keywords!
There…I feel a bit better. With this paragraph I hereby proclaim the ends of the first half of 2009. Far more tumultuous than I ever dreamed it would be, but that’s life, right? Anyway, stay tuned for the second half, because I guarantee things will be just as exciting. After all, unemployment can’t last forever, right? ^_^
My favorite is when recruiters, when asked if it is a Flash Design, Development or Animation gig, reply “What’s the difference?”
That’s like saying: Nuclear, Biological or Psychological. They’re all warfare, so what’s the difference.
Fun fact: My favorite is Flash Design. And Psychological.
Keywords = buzzwords. Most people figure if they use enough of them, they’ll look like they know what they’re talking about. Of course, most people use them or interpret them wrong, and just wind up looking like jackasses.